IABC Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

CDW puts the B in belonging 

IABC Chicago had the opportunity to sit down with Take a Bow award winner Tamara Fletcher, director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, at CDW. Tamara along with ROC Group were instrumental in bringing the Belonging. IT Matters video campaign to life.  CDW and ROC Group are the first winners of the Take a Bow award. Tune in on Monday, Nov. 8 … [Read more...]

Q&A with Dr. Matt Ragas about DePaul University’s online MA in Professional Comms

IABC is happy to welcome DePaul PROCMN as our newest 2021 - 2022  sponsor of IABC Chicago. Not familiar with the PROCMN program? Learn more below in our interview with Dr. Matt Ragas, associate professor. Q: Tell us a little about the new fully online Master’s in Professional Communication? A: The MA in Professional Communication (PROCMN) is … [Read more...]

Submissions open: Take a Bow award

Attention all IABC members! IABC Chicago is launching a new spring award program called the Take a Bow award. It recognizes the hard work you and your team did in 2020. Award categories include crisis communications, DEI and employee engagement/advocacy. Start thinking about your submission today. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Apr. … [Read more...]

Job searching during a global pandemic? Not for the faint of heart.

By: Juston Teach “It’s a global pandemic, you should feel lucky that you are still employed.” If I had a dime for the number of times, I heard that phrase, I wouldn’t need to work. Still, finding a job in the midst of a global pandemic is not only possible, it becomes a journey of self-discovery. There should be no allusions of grandeur. … [Read more...]

What’s Your Story? Defining Brand for Yourself and Your Organization

A lot has been written about “storytelling” and developing your “purpose.” Let’s simplify a bit to get more powerful. Customers, prospects, employees don’t want to hear about what you do as much as they want to hear about why you do it. Every organization has a great story to tell that is based on a powerful why. But maybe even more important to … [Read more...]